In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.

Join our team and be part of a culture built on respect, collaboration, and a shared purpose.

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe on land.

In Australia, domestic commercial vessels are regulated under the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 (national law act). The National Law Act underpins the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety (national system).

Make electrical safety a priority. Reduce the risk of electrical fire from batteries and electrical installations on your vessel.

In this edition we talk about marine surveyor accreditation renewals, a marine safety incident and a safety recall notice.

Report of the Incident Analysis team into the response by the National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and hazardous Substances, to the Montara Wellhead Platform incident, March 2010.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Simplified safety management system' held on 9 April 2025.

Chemical dispersants are one of the response tools available during oil spill responses.

In some circumstances, it is mandatory to make a MARPOL report for certain pollution incidents.

Australia is a part of the International Maritime Organization — maritime safety and marine pollution prevention are more effective when carried out internationally.

Get your Master or deck certificate of competency revalidated before it expires.

A crew member’s arm was crushed between the vessel and a pylon while tending to mooring lines.

This page outlines the types of survey reports and details an AMSA assessor looks for when reviewing an application for approval.

We maintain a database which assists us to calculate the risk factor of a vessel. This lets us target elevated risk vessels for inspection. 

The Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) is a mandatory measure that promotes the use of energy efficient (less polluting) equipment and engines on new build ships.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments, compass adjustment requirements, uncrewed barges and more.

We collect and analyse information from reported marine incidents to improve safety across the maritime industry.